WorksheetsMinerals 1
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Is this a crystal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
Is this a mineral?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Why can't this be a mineral?
a)
Made up of two molecules
b)
Not a crystal
c)
Not naturally occurring
d)
Not inorganic
4.
Why can't this be a mineral?
a)
Made up of two molecules
b)
Not a crystal
c)
Not naturally occurring
d)
Not inorganic
5.
Is this a crystal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
Why can't this be a crystal?
a)
No repeating and organized patter
b)
It's not lustrous
c)
The molecule shape is not crystal structured
d)
All choices
7.
Minerals form from?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cools
b)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cool
c)
In volcanoes only
d)
Deep under the earth in caves
8.
Rocks form how?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cools
b)
Magma with two or more molecules cools
c)
Water with one type of molecule (NaCl) dissolved in the water evaporates
d)
Water with two or more types of molecules dissolved in the water evaporates
9.
Why do some crystals grow larger than other?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cools with crystals around them
b)
Magma with one type of molecule cools really slow
c)
Magma with one type of molecule cools really fast
d)
Magma with one type of molecule cools in water
10.
Why do some salt crystals grow larger than other?
a)
Water with one type of molecule dissolved in it evaporates
b)
Water with one type of molecule dissolved in it evaporates slowly
c)
Water with one type of molecule dissolved in it evaporates quickly
d)
All choices
11.
For a crystal to form from cooling magma how many types of molecules must it be made out of?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
12.
Minerals are made out of how many types of molecules?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
13.
Rocks are made out of how many types of molecules?
a)
1
b)
2 or more
14.
Which is a true statement?
a)
Minerals are made out of 2 or more types of rocks
b)
Rocks are made out of 2 or more types of minerals
c)
Rocks are minerals
15.
Why do some crystals look irregular/imperfect?
a)
They
have magma that has cooled slowly
b)
They
were broke by falling during an avalanche, being crushed by earthquakes, etc
c)
The
magma that formed these crystals have many different types of molecules in them
d)
They
run out of space to grow so the crystals get jammed together
16.
How did this mineral form?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled slowly
b)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled quickly
c)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled slowly
d)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled quickly
17.
How did this mineral form?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled slowly
b)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled quickly
c)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled slowly
d)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled quickly
18.
How did this mineral form?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled slowly
b)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled quickly
c)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled slowly
d)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled quickly
19.
How did this mineral form?
a)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled slowly
b)
Magma with one type of molecule cooled quickly
c)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled slowly
d)
Magma with two or more types of molecules cooled quickly
20.
How did this salt mineral (halite) form?
a)
Water with one type of molecule evaporated slowly
b)
Water with one type of molecule evaporated quickly
c)
Water with two or more types of molecules evaporated slowly
d)
Water with two or more types of molecules evaporated quickly
21.
How did this salt mineral (halite) form into near perfect crystals?
a)
Water with one type of molecule evaporated slowly
b)
Water with one type of molecule evaporated quickly
c)
Water with two or more types of molecules evaporated slowly
d)
Water with two or more types of molecules evaporated quickly
22.
How did this salt mineral (halite) form?
a)
Water with one type of molecule evaporated slowly
b)
Water with one type of molecule evaporated quickly
c)
Water with two or more types of molecules evaporated slowly
d)
Water with two or more types of molecules evaporated quickly
23.
How did this mineral form?
a)
Crystals had lots of space to grow/arrange
b)
Crystals had small amount of space to grow/arrange
c)
Crystals formed in a volcano
24.
How did this mineral form?
a)
Crystals had lots of space to grow/arrange
b)
Crystals had small amount of space to grow/arrange
c)
Crystals formed in a volcano
25.
How did this mineral form irregularly to the eye?
a)
Crystals had lots of space to grow/arrange
b)
Crystals had small amount of space to grow/arrange
c)
Crystals formed in a volcano
26.
What must be done to an irregular/imperfect crystal to make it look perfect?
a)
Cut
away the crystals that were jammed in
b)
Reheat
the crystal so that it reforms/arranges itself more perfectly
c)
Nothing can be done
27.
This is a diamond. Why does it have this shape?
a)
Magma
with 1 type of molecule cooled quickly jamming them together
b)
Water
with 1 type of molecule evaporated too quickly jamming them together
c)
Several
different types of molecules cooled with the magma
28.
This is a diamond. Why does it have this shape?
a)
Space
where the crystal was forming ran out so the molecules were jammed together
b)
Water with 1 type of molecule evaporated too quickly jamming them together
c)
Several different types of molecules cooled with the magma
d)
It had lots of space for the crystals to grow perfectly
29.
How did this diamond form
a)
Magma
with 1 type of molecule cooled slowly
b)
Magma with 2 type of molecule cooled slowly
c)
Magma with 1 type of molecule cooled quickly
30.
How did this diamond form
a)
Lots of space was available for the crystals to form
b)
Little space was available for the crystals to form
31.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition of one molecule type
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
32.
What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?
a)
fracture
b)
crystal
c)
composition
d)
none of the above
33.
The size of a minerals crystals is determined by what?
a)
magma composition
b)
rate of cooling
c)
cleavage vs. fracture
d)
lava composition
34.
True or false; Sugar is not a mineral
a)
True that!
b)
False...umm no!
35.
A pearl is not considered a mineral because it is __________.
a)
Crystalline Structure
b)
Naturally Occurring
c)
Solid
d)
Organic
36.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition of one molecule type
b)
crystalline structure
c)
naturally occurring
d)
all of the above
37.
What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?
a)
fracture
b)
crystal
c)
composition
d)
none of the above
38.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Organic
c)
Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
39.
True or False: Minerals make up rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
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